# N64RA: 1965 Richards Heavylift Helo UH-1B, registration cancelled 2022-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Richards Heavylift Helo UH-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/richards-heavylift-helo-uh-1b) (registry code 118141G)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 65-12854
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control, forest, other
- Airworthiness date: January 29, 2014
- Certificate issued: November 27, 2018
- Last registry action: November 27, 2018
- Mode S code: A8645A
- Owner when cancelled: [Iron Eagle Helicopter Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IRON%20EAGLE%20HELICOPTER%20INC)
- Location: [Missoula, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Missoula)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.9621° N, 114.0922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59808, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=64RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64RA-2022-03-05

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Richards Heavylift Helo UH-1B: https://openairdocs.org/model/richards-heavylift-helo-uh-1b.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR UPX2009F00004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPX2009F00004), May 31, 2009: CONTROL SERVO. LEAKING. ON STARTUP FOR A FLIGHT, MECHANIC NOTICED LARGE PUDDLE OF HYD FLUID UNDER FUSELAGE. CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED THE LT CYCLIC SERVO WAS LEAKING A LARGE AMOUNT OF
- [SDR UPX2009F00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/UPX2009F00003), May 31, 2009: SADDLE. CRACKED. ON DAILY INSPECTION, FOUND LT FWD OTBD LANDING GEAR SADDLE CRACKED LONGITUDINALLY AT FILLET AREA. REPLACED SADDLE AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. (K)

## NTSB investigations (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR19FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA091), Mar 8, 2019: Bell UH1B (N64RA), Forks, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to the failure of the gas generator sealing disk as a result of the operator’s exceedance of the sealing disk life limits at too low an altitude for the pilot to…
- [NTSB ANC08LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA083), Jun 30, 2008: Bell UH-1B (N64RA), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of company maintenance personnel to ensure the helicopter was properly maintained, resulting in a severe in-flight vibration due to collective bounce. Contributing to the accident was…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20190308001019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190308001019A), Mar 8, 2019: Richards Heavylift Helo Inc UH-1B (N64RA), Forks, WA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. While conducting 14CFR part 133 external load, logging operations, the helicopter collided with mountainous terrain. The pilot who was the sole person onboard…
- [Accident 20080629841569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080629841569A), Jun 29, 2008: Bell UH1B (N64RA), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) During a practice "autorotation" maneuver the collective was lowered to approximately 2/3 down when, the helicopter experienced a severe vertical 1:1…

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